VCC Spring 2024 Events Newsletter

EVENTS

SPRING 2024

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

TUESDAY, APRIL 2

Eric Frost 

North Shore Winery

Lutsen, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Open Stage 

Up Yonder on 61 Grand Marais, 6-9 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3

Chamber Connect

All Welcome!

Joy & Co.

Grand Marais, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Northern Lotus Meditation

Two Birds Healing Arts Center

Grand Marais, 7-8 p.m.

THURSDAY, APRIL 4

Thursday Art Night

Joy & Co., Grand Marais, 3:30-5 p.m.

Live Music 

Moguls Grille & Tap Room

Lutsen, 4-6 p.m.

Thursday Hygge Party

Dappled Fern Fibers

Grand Marais, 6-7 p.m.

Date Night at The Winery

With Gordon Thorne 

North Shore Winery

Lutsen, 6-8 p.m.

Trivia Night

Historic Cook County

Up Yonder on 61 Grand Marais, 6-8 p.m.

FRIDAY, APRIL 5

Live Music 

Moguls Grille & Tap Room Lutsen, 4-6 p.m.

Rhoda Anderson Habedank 

Cascade Lodge Restaurant & Pub Lutsen, 6-8 p.m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 6

Jammin’ in the Highlands! 

Caribou Highlands Lodge

Lutsen, all day

Public Yoga

Earth Body Healing

Grand Marais, 9-10 a.m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 6 cont.

Fiber Circle

Dappled Fern Fibers

Grand Marais, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Cook County Winter Market

The Hub/Senior Center

Grand Marais, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Mini-Massage Saturdays

Earth Body Healing

Grand Marais, 1-7 p.m.

Sky Blue Jazz 

Cascade Restaurant & Pub

Grand Marais, 6-8 p.m.

Katieoke! 

Up Yonder on 61

Grand Marais, 8 p.m.-midnight

SUNDAY, APRIL 7

Jazz Brunch with Briand Morrison 

Moguls Grille & Tap Room

Lutsen, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

TUESDAY, APRIL 9

Eric Frost 

North Shore Winery

Lutsen, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Open Stage 

Up Yonder on 61

Grand Marais, 6-9 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10

Northern Lotus Meditation

Two Birds Healing Arts Center

Grand Marais, 7-8 p.m.

THURSDAY, APRIL 11

Thursday Art Night

Joy & Co., Grand Marais, 3:30-5 p.m.

Live Music 

Moguls Grille & Tap Room

Lutsen, 4-6 p.m.

Thursday Hygge Party

Dappled Fern Fibers

Grand Marais, 6-7 p.m.

Date Night at The Winery

With Gordon Thorne 

North Shore Winery, Lutsen, 6-8 p.m.

FRIDAY, APRIL 12

Live Music 

Moguls Grille & Tap Room

Lutsen, 4-6 p.m.

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Grand Marais

IN CONCERT

Shemekia Copeland

APRIL 13

The North Shore Music Association presents awardwinning blues, soul, and Americana singer Shemekia Copeland in concert at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts in Grand Marais on Saturday, April 13

Copeland is beloved worldwide for the fearlessness, honesty, and humor of her music, as well as for delivering each song she performs with unmatched passion. Tickets at the door (box office opens at 6 p.m.) or at northshoremusicassociation.com.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

SATURDAY, APRIL 13

Public Yoga

Earth Body Healing

Grand Marais, 9 a.m.-10 a.m.

Fiber Circle

Dappled Fern Fibers

Grand Marais, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Mini-Massage Saturdays

Earth Body Healing

Grand Marais, 1-7 p.m.

Shemekia Copeland 

North Shore Music Association

Arrowhead Center for the Arts

Grand Marais, 7 p.m.

Medicine River 

Up Yonder on 61 Grand Marais, 7-11 p.m.

TUESDAY, APRIL 16

Cook County Chamber

Ribbon Cutting

The Title Team

Grand Marais, 3-4:30 p.m.

Eric Frost 

North Shore Winery

Lutsen, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Open Stage 

Up Yonder on 61 Grand Marais, 6-9 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17

Northern Lotus Meditation

Two Birds Healing Arts Center

Grand Marais, 7-8 p.m.

THURSDAY, APRIL 18

Thursday Art Night

Joy & Co., Grand Marais, 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Thursday Hygge Party

Dappled Fern Fibers

Grand Marais, 6-7 p.m.

Date Night at The Winery

With Gordon Thorne 

North Shore Winery, Lutsen, 6-8 p.m.

Third Thursday Jazz

North Shore Swing Band 

Up Yonder on 61

Grand Marais, 7-9 p.m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 20

Public Yoga

Earth Body Healing

Grand Marais, 9 a.m.-10 a.m.

Fiber Circle

Dappled Fern Fibers

Grand Marais, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Mini-Massage Saturdays

Earth Body Healing

Grand Marais, 1-7 p.m.

TUESDAY, APRIL 23

Eric Frost 

North Shore Winery

Lutsen, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Open Stage 

Up Yonder on 61

Grand Marais, 6-9 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24

Northern Lotus Meditation

Two Birds Healing Arts Center

Grand Marais, 7-8 p.m.

THURSDAY, APRIL 25

Thursday Art Night

Joy & Co.

Grand Marais, 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Thursday Hygge Party

Dappled Fern Fibers

Grand Marais, 6-7 p.m.

Date Night at The Winery

With Gordon Thorne 

North Shore Winery, Lutsen, 6-8 p.m.

Trivia Night

Historic Cook County

Up Yonder on 61

Grand Marais, 6-8 p.m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 27

Public Yoga

Earth Body Healing

Grand Marais, 9-10 a.m.

Fiber Circle

Dappled Fern Fibers

Grand Marais, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Mini-Massage Saturdays

Earth Body Healing

Grand Marais, 1-7 p.m.

The Honest Heart Collective 

Up Yonder on 61

Grand Marais, 8 p.m. - midnight

TUESDAY, APRIL 30

Eric Frost 

North Shore Winery

Lutsen, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Open Stage 

Up Yonder on 61

Grand Marais, 6-9 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 1

Northern Lotus Meditation

Two Birds Healing Arts Center

Grand Marais, 7-8 p.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 2

Thursday Art Night

Joy & Co., Grand Marais, 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Date Night at The Winery

With Gordon Thorne 

North Shore Winery, Lutsen, 6-8 p.m.

Third Thursday Jazz

North Shore Swing Band 

Up Yonder on 61

Grand Marais, 7-9 p.m.

SATURDAY, MAY 4

Fiber Circle

Dappled Fern Fibers

Grand Marais, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Cook County Winter Market

The Hub/Senior Center

Grand Marais, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Mini-Massage Saturdays

Earth Body Healing

Grand Marais, 1-7 p.m.

MONDAY, MAY 6

Shane Martin 

Bluefin Grille, Tofte, 8-10 p.m.

TUESDAY, MAY 7

Eric Frost 

North Shore Winery

Lutsen, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Chamber Connect

All Welcome!

Joynes Ben Franklin

Grand Marais, 5-6:30 p.m.

Open Stage 

Up Yonder on 61

Grand Marais, 6-9 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8

Northern Lotus Meditation

Two Birds Healing Art Center

Grand Marais, 7-9 p.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 9

Thursday Art Night

Joy & Co. Grand Marais, 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Date Night at The Winery

With Gordon Thorne 

North Shore Winery, Lutsen, 6-8 p.m.

SATURDAY, MAY 11

Fiber Circle

Dappled Fern Fibers

Grand Marais, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Mini-Massage Saturdays

Earth Body Healing

Grand Marais, 1-7 p.m.

SUNDAY, MAY 12

Mother’s Day Brunch

Justine’s Dining Room

Gunflint Lodge

Gunflint Trail, 8-11:30 a.m.

TUESDAY, MAY 14

Eric Frost 

North Shore Winery

Lutsen, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Open Stage 

Up Yonder on 61

Grand Marais, 6-9 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 15

Northern Lotus Meditation

Two Birds Healing Art Center

Grand Marais, 7-9 p.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 16

Thursday Art Night

Joy & Co.

Grand Marais, 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Date Night at The Winery

With Gordon Thorne 

North Shore Winery

Lutsen, 6-8 p.m.

Third Thursday Jazz

North Shore Swing Band 

Up Yonder on 61

Grand Marais, 7-9 p.m.

FRIDAY, MAY 17

John Kerns 

Bluefin Grille, Tofte, 8-10 p.m.

SATURDAY, MAY 18

Fiber Circle

Dappled Fern Fibers

Grand Marais, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Mini-Massage Saturdays

Earth Body Healing

Grand Marais, 1-7 p.m.

Grand Marais Ole Opry 

North Shore Music Association

Grand Marais, 7 p.m.

SUNDAY, MAY 19

Beyond the Reel

Film Fundraiser for the Violence Prevention Center

Arrowhead Center for the Arts

Grand Marais, 3 p.m.

The annual Superior Spring Trail Races are extremely hilly, rugged and technical trail-races traversing the Sawtooth Mountain Range in Cook County, Minnesota. The courses climb to near 2000-foot peaks with breath-taking vistas of Lake Superior crossing whitewater rivers and serene streams of the boreal forest.

GRAND MARAIS OLE

The North Shore Music Association proudly presents the annual Grand Marais Ole Opry, Saturday, May 18 at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts in Grand Marais. The Opry showcases local and regional talent. Featured this year will be Honky-Tonk Jump, Dusty Heart (pictured), and more!

When you find yourself asking “where are the best bike trails near me?” — wonder no further. These are the rides on every biker’s list. With no crowds and over 2,000 miles of potential rides, Cook County, Minnesota is a biker’s paradise.